Section 1504 Final Rule – Fact Sheet (12/08/16)

On June 27, 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve regulations to implement Section 1504, or the Cardin-Lugar Amendment, of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 1504 requires any oil, gas or mining company filing an annual report with
the SEC to disclose their country and project-level payments to host governments each year.